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JUST OUT OF REACH

FORT DODGE — The Webster City softball team went on the road here on Wednesday night and nearly added another ranked victory to their resume. In the end, a key two-run homer by the Fort Dodge St. Edmond career longball leader helped the third-ranked (Class 1A) Gaels secure a 5-4 victory at ...

EXTRA EFFORT

The Webster City baseball team split a North Central Conference doubleheader with Clear Lake on Monday before falling to Pocahontas Area on Tuesday night. The Lynx (16-7 overall) picked up a 6-3 victory in the opener, but the Lions rebounded to take the nightcap, 3-2. Pocahontas Area then ...

EARLY ENTRY

The wheels are in motion for eighth graders to participate in Iowa high school athletics as soon as this fall. Two months ago, Iowa lawmakers passed House Bill 2591, giving the go-ahead to eighth-grade students to join high school programs a year early. Governor Kim Reynolds signed that bill ...

Lynx take down No. 11 Clear Lake

The Webster City softball team picked up another signature win on Monday, knocking off 11th-ranked (Class 3A) by a final of 3-2. With the victory, the Lynx (10-9 overall) went over the .500 mark on the season, handing the Lions (18-4) just their second North Central Conference loss. “Our ...

ON THE TRACK

Nearly 80 drivers were in action at the Bob and Dean Flaws Memorial competition on Saturday night at the Hamilton County Speedway. Ben Nading of Ankeny won the USRA Modifieds feature race, with Lee Beemer of Fairmont, Minn. finishing as the runner-up. In the USRA Stock Cars event, Derek Green ...

Webster City bounces back at Clarion

CLARION — The Webster City continues to show an ability to bounce right back, doing so with a convincing 11-3 victory in five innings over Clarion-Goldfield/Dows here Wednesday. The Lynx scored in the first, only to see the Cowgirls respond by taking a 3-1 lead. It was all Webster City after, as they scored three in the second, two in the third and fourth innings, and three in the fifth. Morgan Hackbarth and Hayden McCoy each had two hits, as McCoy, Jaylyn Bahrenfuss and Morgan Tempel each drove in two runs. Hackbarth, McCoy and Briley VanDeer each scored two runs. Hackbarth ...